Where does “fräta” come from?

fräta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish frǣta, from Middle Low German vreten, from Old Saxon fretan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

fräta (Swedish): acid or base corrode, to chemically damage or destroy a material with which the substance has come into contact

Definitions

  1. acid or base corrode, to chemically damage or destroy a material with which the substance has come into contact

Ancestry of “fräta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfrǣta—
2Middle Low Germanvreten—
3Old Saxonfretanto devour, eat greatly
4Proto-West Germanic*fraetanto devour, eat up, consume
5Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →